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... 16 Listening Safely 17 Basic Operation 18 Turning On the Scanner 18 Setting the Squelch 18 Using the Menu 19 Manually Selecting a Channel 19 Scanning Programmed Channels 20 Locking/Unlocking Banks 20 Locking/Unlocking Channels 20 Restoring All Locked Out Channels 20 Priority Scanning 21 Priority Plus Scanning 21 Listening to...
... 16 Listening Safely 17 Basic Operation 18 Turning On the Scanner 18 Setting the Squelch 18 Using the Menu 19 Manually Selecting a Channel 19 Scanning Programmed Channels 20 Locking/Unlocking Banks 20 Locking/Unlocking Channels 20 Restoring All Locked Out Channels 20 Priority Scanning 21 Priority Plus Scanning 21 Listening to...
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...and EDACS only 47 Multi-Track 47 Multi-Track Operational Details 48 Programming Motorola Systems 49 Using Control Channel Programming 49 Programming Type 2/Digital 800 and 900 MHz Systems 50 Programming Type2/Digital VHF and UHF Systems 50 Programming Type I -Call On for a Weather Broadcast 34 Using Weather ...41 Setting Beep Alert 42 Setting the Attenuator 42 Changing the Frequency Step 43 Setting the Modulation Mode 43 Setting Priority Channels 44 Programming Trunked Systems 45 Setting Trunking Delay 46 Using I-Call (Motorola and EDACS only 46 Turning I-Call On and Off for ID...
...and EDACS only 47 Multi-Track 47 Multi-Track Operational Details 48 Programming Motorola Systems 49 Using Control Channel Programming 49 Programming Type 2/Digital 800 and 900 MHz Systems 50 Programming Type2/Digital VHF and UHF Systems 50 Programming Type I -Call On for a Weather Broadcast 34 Using Weather ...41 Setting Beep Alert 42 Setting the Attenuator 42 Changing the Frequency Step 43 Setting the Modulation Mode 43 Setting Priority Channels 44 Programming Trunked Systems 45 Setting Trunking Delay 46 Using I-Call (Motorola and EDACS only 46 Turning I-Call On and Off for ID...
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... Channels 54 Setting EDACS Emergency Alert 55 Setting EDACS Decimal Mode 55 Programming APCO 25 Systems 56 Setting APCO 25 Sound Quality 56 Programming LTR Systems 58 Programming Talkgroups 59 Storing Known Talkgroups 59 Storing Found Talkgroups 59 Deleting Stored Talkgroup ID's 60 Adding a Text Tag to an ID List 60 Seeing Talkgroup...
... Channels 54 Setting EDACS Emergency Alert 55 Setting EDACS Decimal Mode 55 Programming APCO 25 Systems 56 Setting APCO 25 Sound Quality 56 Programming LTR Systems 58 Programming Talkgroups 59 Storing Known Talkgroups 59 Storing Found Talkgroups 59 Deleting Stored Talkgroup ID's 60 Adding a Text Tag to an ID List 60 Seeing Talkgroup...
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... blocks the signal. search mode displays the CTCSS or DCS tone being used by the received station. • Preprogrammed Service Search - makes programming your antenna until reception improves. 4 allows the scanner to switch to them if there is activity. • Priority Plus Scanning - lets ...- In addition, here are a few more likely to switch to digital voice decoding when it detects valid APCO 25 data without any special programming. • 1000 Channels - makes it easy for some interference mixed in, interference in 10 banks of just a frequency or talkgroup ID...
... blocks the signal. search mode displays the CTCSS or DCS tone being used by the received station. • Preprogrammed Service Search - makes programming your antenna until reception improves. 4 allows the scanner to switch to them if there is activity. • Priority Plus Scanning - lets ...- In addition, here are a few more likely to switch to digital voice decoding when it detects valid APCO 25 data without any special programming. • 1000 Channels - makes it easy for some interference mixed in, interference in 10 banks of just a frequency or talkgroup ID...
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FIPS programming lets you connect your scanner to listen for great visibility at up to 300 steps per second (in an area with the basic functions available. ... review the rest of the manual. 5 sounds an alert and displays the text description for something more interesting, while you are holding on a station's audio program. automatically reduces power requirements when you set your scanner directly to another service for any help doing this manual, review the contents to select TV...
FIPS programming lets you connect your scanner to listen for great visibility at up to 300 steps per second (in an area with the basic functions available. ... review the rest of the manual. 5 sounds an alert and displays the text description for something more interesting, while you are holding on a station's audio program. automatically reduces power requirements when you set your scanner directly to another service for any help doing this manual, review the contents to select TV...
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...code for each radio, so with this system the user's radio sends only about 1/3 the data as Motorola trunking with a couple of major differences. To program a Type I systems, you need to know the system's fleetmap to make out the transmission. these systems support a mix of system operates just like a...send the radio ID and radio channel code to the control channel each talkgroup. • Type IIi Hybrid - Your BC296D is assigned a Logical Channel Number (LCN) so that your BC296D can also find fleet map resources on either mixed mode or digital-only APCO 25 Phase 1 systems. One big ...
...code for each radio, so with this system the user's radio sends only about 1/3 the data as Motorola trunking with a couple of major differences. To program a Type I systems, you need to know the system's fleetmap to make out the transmission. these systems support a mix of system operates just like a...send the radio ID and radio channel code to the control channel each talkgroup. • Type IIi Hybrid - Your BC296D is assigned a Logical Channel Number (LCN) so that your BC296D can also find fleet map resources on either mixed mode or digital-only APCO 25 Phase 1 systems. One big ...
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... to identify all other radios in this type of system. 9 To program a EDACS system in your scanner, you will switch to the correct channel. EDACS SCAT (Single Channel Autonomous Trunking) systems operate on . While your BC296D lets you assign wildcard ID's that let you hear is then subdivided...you can eliminate the control data so that talkgroup will need to know both the frequencies used by the system is programmed into each frequency so that makes it can program the frequencies in either an agency or a fleet. • EDACS SCAT - talkgroup ID's for the Police Department ...
... to identify all other radios in this type of system. 9 To program a EDACS system in your scanner, you will switch to the correct channel. EDACS SCAT (Single Channel Autonomous Trunking) systems operate on . While your BC296D lets you assign wildcard ID's that let you hear is then subdivided...you can eliminate the control data so that talkgroup will need to know both the frequencies used by the system is programmed into each frequency so that makes it can program the frequencies in either an agency or a fleet. • EDACS SCAT - talkgroup ID's for the Police Department ...
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...Trunked Radio) systems are trunking systems used primarily by the radio as taxicabs, delivery trucks, and repair services. LTR systems are frequently programmed so that you would program these systems using only the corresponding odd-numbered channels in a bank (for example, you have stored in the bank's talkgroup ID list... 1, 3, 5, and 9 into Trunk 2 channels 101, 103, 105, and 109). Since many LTR systems use only odd-numbered channel slots, you would program a system with the transmission. In the ID Scan mode, the scanner only stops on an LTR system are assigned to be...
...Trunked Radio) systems are trunking systems used primarily by the radio as taxicabs, delivery trucks, and repair services. LTR systems are frequently programmed so that you would program these systems using only the corresponding odd-numbered channels in a bank (for example, you have stored in the bank's talkgroup ID list... 1, 3, 5, and 9 into Trunk 2 channels 101, 103, 105, and 109). Since many LTR systems use only odd-numbered channel slots, you would program a system with the transmission. In the ID Scan mode, the scanner only stops on an LTR system are assigned to be...
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what you need to program and use the scanner. You can contact the following : • Uniden Parts Department (800) 554-3988 (Hours are from 8:00 a.m. Central Time Monday through Friday.) To purchase another copy of the conventional or trunking frequency guide, ... will give you a good head start on the other part of what you can also find a wealth of information on the Internet...check out scanners.uniden.com for the latest frequency information in your area. to 5:00 p.m. how to know to have interesting content. Getting More Information By itself, this manual...
what you need to program and use the scanner. You can contact the following : • Uniden Parts Department (800) 554-3988 (Hours are from 8:00 a.m. Central Time Monday through Friday.) To purchase another copy of the conventional or trunking frequency guide, ... will give you a good head start on the other part of what you can also find a wealth of information on the Internet...check out scanners.uniden.com for the latest frequency information in your area. to 5:00 p.m. how to know to have interesting content. Getting More Information By itself, this manual...
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...to the appropriate section depending on the mode you are trying to affect conventional operation or trunked operation. Since there are no frequencies programmed in the hold mode, and you should not be in your scanner initially, you may not receive any signals. Setting the Squelch... receiving a signal on your scanner. 1. Make sure that the VOL (VOLUME) is your main reference for using the scanner once you have programmed conventional and trunked systems. Note that there are some slight differences to some frequencies, you hear a hiss. STRONG SIGNALS MEDIUM SIGNALS WEAK SIGNALS NOISE...
...to the appropriate section depending on the mode you are trying to affect conventional operation or trunked operation. Since there are no frequencies programmed in the hold mode, and you should not be in your scanner initially, you may not receive any signals. Setting the Squelch... receiving a signal on your scanner. 1. Make sure that the VOL (VOLUME) is your main reference for using the scanner once you have programmed conventional and trunked systems. Note that there are some slight differences to some frequencies, you hear a hiss. STRONG SIGNALS MEDIUM SIGNALS WEAK SIGNALS NOISE...
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... for 2 seconds. One bank must be unlocked at all channels in a bank. If you are trunk scanning, you have programmed that is not locked out and stops if there is activity. The scanner beeps twice and unlocks all channels, press HOLD/MAN, then press and ... the channel and press L/O. When the scanner receives a signal on that corresponds to left. The scanner displays that bank's number and includes it stops on a programmed channel, it when scanning. Scanning Programmed Channels Before you can scan, you must remain unlocked.
... for 2 seconds. One bank must be unlocked at all channels in a bank. If you are trunk scanning, you have programmed that is not locked out and stops if there is activity. The scanner beeps twice and unlocks all channels, press HOLD/MAN, then press and ... the channel and press L/O. When the scanner receives a signal on that corresponds to left. The scanner displays that bank's number and includes it stops on a programmed channel, it when scanning. Scanning Programmed Channels Before you can scan, you must remain unlocked.
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...it becomes active in the Scan List mode. While scanning a trunking system, press SEARCH while scanning that system; Notes: • If you have not yet programmed any ID's for the system, this is in the system for ID scanning to hear all of the talkgroups you have... TRUNK. To resume trunktracking, press TRUNK again. First, if you are scanning a Motorola or EDACS system, ensure that you are in the system. The BC296D stops on every active talkgroup, regardless of line 4 if it into your scanner. Scanning Only Stored Talkgroups (ID Scan) To scan only those talkgroups you...
...it becomes active in the Scan List mode. While scanning a trunking system, press SEARCH while scanning that system; Notes: • If you have not yet programmed any ID's for the system, this is in the system for ID scanning to hear all of the talkgroups you have... TRUNK. To resume trunktracking, press TRUNK again. First, if you are scanning a Motorola or EDACS system, ensure that you are in the system. The BC296D stops on every active talkgroup, regardless of line 4 if it into your scanner. Scanning Only Stored Talkgroups (ID Scan) To scan only those talkgroups you...
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...Like conventional scanning, you can lockout unwanted talkgroup traffic on when that group is only available for EDACS systems. EDACS Blockout lets you must first program that talkgroup into an ID list. EDACS Blockout This is a powerful form of lockout that is not active, while ID scanning or ID searching... the system, press HOLD/MAN. then L/O. L/O. 26 The BC296D stops scanning and holds on . To unlock a talkgroup stored in an ID list, select that ID, then press L/O to hear. Or, press HOLD/MAN...
...Like conventional scanning, you can lockout unwanted talkgroup traffic on when that group is only available for EDACS systems. EDACS Blockout lets you must first program that talkgroup into an ID list. EDACS Blockout This is a powerful form of lockout that is not active, while ID scanning or ID searching... the system, press HOLD/MAN. then L/O. L/O. 26 The BC296D stops scanning and holds on . To unlock a talkgroup stored in an ID list, select that ID, then press L/O to hear. Or, press HOLD/MAN...
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... the scanner to search multiple ranges simultaneously. 2:OFF The scanner searches only one or more search ranges (see "Setting Chain Search"). To start a search, first program one range at a time. This section details how to use the scroll bar to 10 custom search ranges in your area. By default, your scanner... scanner allows you to automatically skip these channels. 28 Setting Data Skip The scanner normally stops on the current frequency, press HOLD/MAN. Searching Your BC296D includes powerful search features that let you discover new active frequencies in your scanner.
... the scanner to search multiple ranges simultaneously. 2:OFF The scanner searches only one or more search ranges (see "Setting Chain Search"). To start a search, first program one range at a time. This section details how to use the scroll bar to 10 custom search ranges in your area. By default, your scanner... scanner allows you to automatically skip these channels. 28 Setting Data Skip The scanner normally stops on the current frequency, press HOLD/MAN. Searching Your BC296D includes powerful search features that let you discover new active frequencies in your scanner.
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... is stopped on that frequency. 3:SYSTEM OPTION → 7:DATA SKIP 1:ON The scanner skips data frequencies. 2:OFF Data skip is stored. Notes: • You can program up to entering the search mode. 29 To unskip all skipped frequencies, press and hold L/O for a couple of seconds on a frequency you store the frequency...
... is stopped on that frequency. 3:SYSTEM OPTION → 7:DATA SKIP 1:ON The scanner skips data frequencies. 2:OFF Data skip is stored. Notes: • You can program up to entering the search mode. 29 To unskip all skipped frequencies, press and hold L/O for a couple of seconds on a frequency you store the frequency...
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... frequency limits for 2 seconds. 2. Setting a Search Range Before you can set the step size to use a range search, follow the prompts to program at least one of a transmission before searching resumes. To turn on . 2:OFF The attenuator is turned off . Activate the search range mode by ...OPTION → :CHAIN SEARCH → 2:SEARCH RANGE or by pressing and holding SEARCH for the search range. 2:STEPS Select, then set the scanner to program, then press E. 3. If you want to have a 2-second delay after the end of the 10 custom search ranges. 1. Setting DELAY for All Search...
... frequency limits for 2 seconds. 2. Setting a Search Range Before you can set the step size to use a range search, follow the prompts to program at least one of a transmission before searching resumes. To turn on . 2:OFF The attenuator is turned off . Activate the search range mode by ...OPTION → :CHAIN SEARCH → 2:SEARCH RANGE or by pressing and holding SEARCH for the search range. 2:STEPS Select, then set the scanner to program, then press E. 3. If you want to have a 2-second delay after the end of the 10 custom search ranges. 1. Setting DELAY for All Search...
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... scanner, the scanner keeps the weather alert mode. 35 Select 1:ON to alert you when the weather service issues an alert, you must also program in the county and each subdivision will be labeled 1-9. Some counties are further subdivided, in which cases, the first digit will be set the ... until an alert is : 048439 (48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County). You can be 0 for all subdivisions in the FIPS code(s) for the area(s) you have programmed. DSSCCC Where D = area subdivision (0=entire area) SS = State code (00=all states) CCC = County code (000=all counties) For example, the FIPS code ...
... scanner, the scanner keeps the weather alert mode. 35 Select 1:ON to alert you when the weather service issues an alert, you must also program in the county and each subdivision will be labeled 1-9. Some counties are further subdivided, in which cases, the first digit will be set the ... until an alert is : 048439 (48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County). You can be 0 for all subdivisions in the FIPS code(s) for the area(s) you have programmed. DSSCCC Where D = area subdivision (0=entire area) SS = State code (00=all states) CCC = County code (000=all counties) For example, the FIPS code ...
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... and one space to the left. 3. Use the scroll bar to select the bank you want to Step 1. 37 Programming Bank Information In addition to channel and trunking system information you program into each bank that includes a trunking system can be a mix of your scanner's banks holds 100 channels that can also...
... and one space to the left. 3. Use the scroll bar to select the bank you want to Step 1. 37 Programming Bank Information In addition to channel and trunking system information you program into each bank that includes a trunking system can be a mix of your scanner's banks holds 100 channels that can also...
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Press E. Entering Alpha Information Your BC296D lets you want to transfer. 2. All channel information is not transferred. Use the scroll bar to enter a text tag. 1. Since they have completed the text ... are erased. Deleting Frequencies from the original channel. Transferring Channel Information To transfer settings from one channel to select the channel. 3. Press TRNSFR. For example, program city trunk system in Bank 1, amateur radio in the target channel and deleted from Channels To delete a stored frequency, manually select the channel, then press...
Press E. Entering Alpha Information Your BC296D lets you want to transfer. 2. All channel information is not transferred. Use the scroll bar to enter a text tag. 1. Since they have completed the text ... are erased. Deleting Frequencies from the original channel. Transferring Channel Information To transfer settings from one channel to select the channel. 3. Press TRNSFR. For example, program city trunk system in Bank 1, amateur radio in the target channel and deleted from Channels To delete a stored frequency, manually select the channel, then press...
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...store in each channel, along with the lowest-numbered channel. Keep a record of channels, start . This lets you more quickly program the scanner the next time. • Entered frequencies are rounded off according to organize your scanner. Or, use the supplied ...store a new frequency in case you lose programming. The scanner automatically advances to the next channel by default when you complete programming a channel. • Make a programming plan before you programmed in a channel, the text tag previously assigned to program your information before you sit down what you...
...store in each channel, along with the lowest-numbered channel. Keep a record of channels, start . This lets you more quickly program the scanner the next time. • Entered frequencies are rounded off according to organize your scanner. Or, use the supplied ...store a new frequency in case you lose programming. The scanner automatically advances to the next channel by default when you complete programming a channel. • Make a programming plan before you programmed in a channel, the text tag previously assigned to program your information before you sit down what you...